Vanity case



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,098

w. M. HAUCH VANITY CA SE Filed y 27. 1927 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WENDELL I. HAUCE, OF NEW YORK,'N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO TERRI INCL, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed May 27, 1927. I Serial No. 194,698.

This invention relates to an improved construction of vanity case; and has for its object to provide a case of this general character having lid and body sections hinged together, one of the sections being dished and having side and end walls, an articlecarrying tray being located in this section, and an article-carrying member having resilient side walls being forced into the dish section with its resilient walls engaging,

pressing and binding the tray into position in the casing section.

A further object of the invention is an arrangement of a air of trays 1n spaced relation, the trough-shaped article carrier having resilient side and end walls which are forced into the spaces between the trays to bind them between the walls of the case section and the end walls of the member being arranged to also resiliently grip the walls of the section to assist in binding all of the articles in the case section.

A still further object of the invention is the rolling or turning of the edges of the side walls outwardly forming flanges under which the edges of the powder pulf, whichoverlies the tray, may be gripped and held in position when not in use.

WitlTthe'se-and other objects in view,,the an invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the applauded claims.

the accompanying drawings:

85 Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the casing with the lid open and the body portion as containing a pair of trays bound in position by the resilient walls of the central article carrying member.

4 Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rouge carrying tray in detail.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the powder compact carrying tray.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the ar- 4 ticle carrying trough-shaped binding member. a

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of. Figure 4 showing the protuberance on the end walls.

60 Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 5 showing the protuberances on the side walls.

Figure 7 shows a casing for the lip stick which may be carried in the trough-shaped binding member.

igure 8. is a perspective view of the lip sticlr withdrawn from its casin Figure 9 is a top View part y in section of the casing with the two trays bound in position by the central trough-shaped bindmgmemher against the walls of the body section. I

Figure 10 is a section on line l0-10 of Figure 9 showing the rolled edges of the binding member as gripping the edges of the pulfs.

Figure 11 is an enlarged view illustrating the protuberances on the end walls of the binding member showing one as engaging a recess in the wall of the body section.

It is found in the practical construction and arrangement of cases of this character of advantage to form one of the sections of the casing with side and end walls and to provide a pair of trays one for the powder compact and the other for the rouge compact of such a size that they maybe arranged in spaced relation in the body section of the casin and to provide a binding member preferably of trough shape having 8 resilient side walls the corners of which are disconnected to permit full resiliency of the side and end walls and to snap this member into the space between the trays to bind the trays in position in its casing section also to so form this binding member that it may carry the lip stick and further it is found of advantage to roll the side wall edges of the binding member outwardly so that the puffs overliethe compacts carried in the trays or have their edges pressed under and gripped by these wall edges to bind the puffs in position in the casing when not in use. By this construction the members of the casing may be readily removed for the purpose of replenishing the trays and new com,- pacts as readily secured in position by simply snapping the binding member between these trays, and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of my invention and showing one means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the body of the casing which is provided with side walls 11 and end walls 12.

' To one of the side walls hinged at 13 the lid 14 carrying a mirror 15. This casing is especially designed for carrying anumber ofv v difi'erent toilet articles.

I preferably employ a tray 16 having a metal body which is dished for the reception of a powder compact 17. I also employ a tray 18 which is and end walls 22 and in order to render these walls more resilient I have left them disconnected at their corners as at 23 the marginal 'ed es of these side walls being turned or rol ed outwardly as at 24 where the rouge and powder puffs 25 may be pressed beneath the rolled edge to b1nd these puffs 1n position in the body sections when not in The side walls may be provided with protuberances 26 which will snap over the up er edges of the trays and rest agalnst the bodies thereof, the resiliency of these side walls forcing the trays in opposite directions to bind them against the end walls 12 of the body section.

In some instances in order to cause the side walls of the bindin member to more securely grip and retain t e side walls of the tra I may provide recesses 27 in the tray wa ls 'for the reception of these protuberances 26, also in some cases I may provide rotuberances' 28 in the end walls of the indin member to engage the side walls 11 of t e body section-and in still other in stances, I may provide a recess 30 in one of the side walls 11 to receive the protuberance 28 to assist in retaining this binding member in position therein; also in some instances I provide a thumb flange 31 on the binding member by means of'which the bind- 'in member ma be readily removed.

this bin ing member I preferably mount a casing 32 as best shown in Figure 7, which is slitat 33 along its upper edge and into this casing is slid the lip stick 34 which is carried in the end clamp 35, the o erating button 36 of which may be slid in this slot 33 in the casing:

In some cases, when it is desired, the toilet articles in this body section may be removed and the casing is thenof a size and sha e to receive cigarettes, if desired.

y improved construction of article-carrying casing and means for retaining the toilet articles is very simple and practical in construction, and by its use these articles may be readily removed from the casing to be replaced by fresh ones.

The foregoing description is directed sole- 1y towards the construction illustrated, but

I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the'terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A vanity case comprising lid and body sections hinged together, one section being dished and having end walls, an article carrying tray in said dished section, and a member having resilient walls arranged to engage the walls of said dished section and those of the tray to bind and secure the tray in the dished section.

2. A case having a body section with side and end walls, a pair of spaced trays mounted in said section, and an article carrying member located in the space between sai trays and having resilient end walls arran ed to engage the walls of the case and resi ient side walls shaped to be forced between said trays to bind them against the body walls.

3. A vanity case having a body section with side and end walls, a pair of article carrying trays mounted in said section and an article carrying trough shaped member located between said trays and having resilient end and side walls, the side walls of said member exerting a resilient retaining pres sure binding both trays against the walls of the case, and the end walls of said member engaging the wall of the case mem er therein.

4. A vanity case comprising lid and body sections hinged together, the body section being dished and having end and side walls, a pair of spaced article carrying trays in the dished section, a sheet metal trough shaped article carrier having resilientend and side walls unattached at their corners and forced into the space between said tra s to bind them between the walls of the dis ed section, and a protuberance on one end wall of said member to engage a depression in the adjacent wall of the section to assist in releasably retaining the member in said section.

5.'A vanity case comprising lid and body sections hinged together, the body section being dished and having end and side walls, a pair of spaced article carrying trays in the dished section, a sheet metal trough shaped article carrier having resilient end and side walls and forced into the space between said trays to bind them between the walls of the dished section, and a protuberance on one end wall of said member to ento bind said and engage with resilient pressure the sides.-

of the opposite trays to press the trays against the walls of the dished section.

6. A vanity ease having a body section with side and end walls, a pair of article carrying trays mounted in said section and an article carrying trough sha ed member located between said trays and having re silient end and side walls, the side walls of said member exerting a resilient retaining pressure bindin both trays against the walls I of the case, an the end walls of said member engaging the wall of the case to bind said member therein, the edges of said side 10 walls being turned outwardly forming edge flanges under which the edge of a powder puff overlying the tray 'may be gripped and retained.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WENDELL M. HAUCH. 

